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The Dodik Problem – Civil War in the Balkans Looms Large

November 17, 2021

As the U.S. and E.U. remain asleep at the wheel, the Balkans face what could be another Serb, Bosnian, Croat civil war,

American Insurgency – What Does a Peaceful Transition of Power Look Like Now?

January 17, 2021

America is supposed to be the world’s exporter of democracy, a profile in and of the peaceful transition of power for our

As Trump’s hold on power fades domestic hybrid warfare rages on

December 10, 2020

Behind the scenes of a Trump power grab, America remains engaged in its own, internal, political hybrid warfare.

Cyber Warfare Now – Tales from the Digital Battlefield

July 2, 2019

Democracies worldwide are facing critical challenges from ever expanding cyberwarfare operations with the ability to not just threaten infrastructure, but to control

Israel-Hamas Cyberwar, when old warfare meets new

May 11, 2019

While strategies shift, Israel and Hamas continue to battle in both cyberspace and conventional space. Israel struck 320 ground targets in the

Murder, genocide, politics and the almost surrender of Radovan Karadžić

April 19, 2019

Amidst a bloody genocidal war that erupted after the breakup of Yugoslavia, in 1992, author William Stuebner was sent into the fray

Imagine a Global Space Community … The Space Foundation Can

April 5, 2019

Lima Charlie World is attending the Space Foundation’s Space Symposium in Colorado to discover how the world’s space agencies, military communities and

Is Russia Failing in Ukraine? A Diminishing Threat

March 23, 2019

As the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues, with the threat of a potentially greater conflict emerging, critical factors have emerged that

Strike a deal with which devil? The many faces of the Taliban

March 22, 2019

18 years later, the U.S. is engaged in negotiations with the Taliban over the future of Afghanistan. But what exactly is “the

Brothers in Arms, Donald Trump, cigars and a fine steak dinner: The Library in Amman

January 3, 2017

Reflections on a peaceful meal with brothers in arms at a Middle Eastern oasis. A review of the Library Lounge & Cigar

Swords to Plowshares: Urban Farming for the New Warrior

August 19, 2016

A U.S. Army combat veteran reports on the therapeutic nature of returning to the land, and a business built on urban farming.

‘Tickling Giants’ – Bassem Youssef, Sara Taksler charm & inspire

August 17, 2016

I remember landing in Cairo during the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, and taking a taxi to the Windsor Hotel. It is located within

Operation: Connect – a unique group helps veterans overcome the trials and tribulations of transitioning back to civilian life

May 29, 2018

James Fox

Operation: Connect, a unique group founded by four women, seeks to help veterans thrive and assimilate in their post-military career. Transitioning back

Memorial Day may soon be a remembrance of democracy and those who had the courage to defend it

May 26, 2018

Lima Charlie

To the classical mind, a society in which political authority is divorced from military service was practically beyond the imagination. Worth remembering,

America’s obsession with plastic

May 20, 2018

John Sjoholm

While plastic continues to pose a real threat to our environment and health, America’s leadership, America’s lobbyists and America’s plastic culture all fight

Air France paralyzed by strikes

May 19, 2018

John Sjoholm

Another key sector in France has erupted into strikes, as Air France-KLM saw its stocks plummet. University students and French railway workers have

Gesundheit! Europe’s strongest economy suffers from a bit of an economic influenza

May 18, 2018

John Sjoholm

An unusually long German winter, too many sick days, a union strike, Trump’s trade war and the U.S. withdrawal from the Iran

Iraq elections empower ex-militia leader Muqtada al-Sadr, once referred to as ‘The Most Dangerous Man in Iraq’

May 17, 2018

Diego Lynch

On May 12th, Iraqis headed to the polls for the first time since the fall of ISIS. These parliamentary elections resulted in

Giving the Afghan Air Force Blackhawks is a terrible idea

May 16, 2018

Joe Kassabian

After then President Hamid Karzai declared Afghanistan’s Air Force ‘reborn’ in 2008, NATO poured money and equipment into the country. However, the initiatives

Geronimo: A Service Dog’s Tale

May 14, 2018

Donald Martinez

Lima Charlie News Correspondent Don Martinez, a combat veteran, is about to embark on an adventure with his best friend and service

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En Marché! France’s economy stands at a crossroads and for Macron, failure is not an option

May 14, 2018

John Sjoholm

France has long been considered the weakest of Europe’s big three economies, Europe’s black sheep. Yet, under the leadership of President Emmanuel

America’s failed seaports – Trump’s ‘America First’ policy isn’t the only barrier to free trade

May 13, 2018

Dr. Gary K. Busch

While the Trump Administration’s “America First” policy may be damaging to U.S. free trade worldwide, America’s inability to maintain deep water access

Armenia has a Velvet Revolution, so how does Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, Russia and Instagram fit in?

May 11, 2018

Diego Lynch

Armenia’s Velvet Revolution has thrown off an autocratic pro-Russian regime, yet, Russia has remained silent. With Armenia’s new government making diplomatic overtures